Coronavirus

Mumbai: Singer Sona Mohapatra has dedicated a song titled ‘Nilamani’ to the people of Odisha and other people who braved ‘Cyclone Amphan’. The music video of ‘Nilamani’ celebrates the resilience of those affected by Amphan. It also puts the spotlight on traditional arts and artistes....

Mumbai: Actor and superstar Salman Khan has always had a release during Eid in the last decade. However, due to lockdown, all new releases have been put on hold now. Accordingly Salman Khan’s Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai which was scheduled to hit the screens...

Washington: An Indian-American couple in the United States has developed a low-cost portable emergency ventilator. The ventilator is soon to hit the production stage. It will be available in India and the developing world at an affordable rate. The machine will  help doctors deal with...

New Delhi: India and Israel will put in joint research and development (R&D) efforts for rapid testing of coronavirus. This will be done to enable normalisation of life amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The information was given by the Embassy of Israel here, Monday. The two...

Bhubaneswar: Even as releasing movies on over-the-top (OTT) platforms have become new normal these days and the practice is gaining traction in India, viewing cinema in a theatre will still remain the preferred option of entertainment, said some well known names from Odia film industry....

Mumbai: Dancer and Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi is “grateful for being alive and healthy” in this “crazy time”. On the occasion of Eid this year, the actress is praying for “peace, good health and happiness” for everyone. Nora took to Instagram Monday to share a...

Karachi: The pilot of the crashed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane ignored three warnings from the air traffic controllers. The warnings were issued about the aircraft’s altitude and speed before the landing. Media reports here said that PIA airbus pilots were warned a number of...

Mumbai: Actor Anil Kapoor’s 1987 blockbuster Mr India, completed 33 years Monday. Anil Kapoor said that Mr India will always remain a landmark film for him. The movie, written by Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, featured Kapoor as ‘Mr India’ and the late Sridevi as...

Kolkata: Santosh Shaw doesn’t make even Rs 50 a day at present pedalling his cycle rickshaw on the eastern fringes of Kolkata. The lockdown has had a severe impact on his life and earnings have stopped completely. But in spite of the lockdown hardships this...

Thiruvananthapuram/Kannur: Three magistrates and at least 150 people, including several police personnel, have been sent into quarantine in two districts in Kerala after three remand prisoners tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. Two remand prisoners are from Kannur while one is from Thiruvananthapuram, they said....